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Keve Aluma Season 2021-22

PositionF
Weight235 lbs
Height6-9
ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownBerlin, Md.
High SchoolStephen Decatur
Previous SchoolWofford

2022 NABC Second Team All-District II
2022 USBWA All-District III Team
2022 ACC All-Tournament First Team
2022 All-ACC Second Team
2022 Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List
2022 Karl Malone Watch List
2022 All-ACC Academic Team
2022 VaSID All-State First Team
2021 All-ACC Second Team

2021 NABC First Team All-District II
2021 USBWA All-District III Team
2021 VaSID All-State First Team
2x ACC Player of the Week (11/30, 2/1)
Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week (2/1)
ESPN National Player of the Week (2/1)

2021-22: 
Tech's leading scorer for the second straight season (15.8 points per game) ... Started all 36 games ... Named to the All-ACC Second Team for the second straight season ... Recorded a team-high eight double-doubles, including two in the ACC championship run in Brooklyn ... Earned a spot on the ACC All-Tournament First Team ... Tallied 19 points and 10 rebounds in the championship game vs. Duke ... Ranked fourth in the ACC in field-goal percentage (53.8) ... Scored 10-plus points in 31 of 36 games ... Crossed the 20-point plateau nine times, while leading the Hokies in scoring 21 times ... Shot over 50% from the floor in 24 games ... Scored his 1,000th career point against Georgia Tech on Feb. 2, the same night Justyn Mutts accomplished the feat as well ... Reached double figures in 15 straight games prior to the road tilt at Florida State; it was the longest double-digit scoring streak by a Hokie since Zach LeDay put together 23 straight during the 2016-17 season.

2020-21: Played in all 22 games, drawing 22 starts … Tallied seven points, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and a block against seventh-seeded Florida (3/19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Almost had a double-double versus North Carolina (3/11) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, with nine points and eight rebounds, and also had four assists, two steals and a block … Had one of his better shooting outings against Wake Forest (2/27), going 9 of 11 from the field and 5 of 5 from downtown to score 23 points, and also recorded eight rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal in just 20 minutes of action …  Put together his sixth double-double of the season and has accomplished the feat in four out of his last five games, tallying 12 points and 14 rebounds, including tying a career-high seven offensive, with five assists and a steal versus Georgia Tech (2/23) … Was steady at Miami (Fla.) (2/6), recording 16 points, six rebounds, five assists, one steal and a block in 42 minutes of action … Kept his hot streak going, posting a career-high 30 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 10 rebounds for his third straight double-double and distributed five assists and swatted two shots at Pitt (2/3) … Went off against then-No. 8/8 Virginia, recording a then-career-high 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting and a 7-for-8 clip from the charity stripe, while grabbing 10 rebounds for a double-double and also dished out four assists and owned a block … His two-game streak of not scoring in double figures was snapped at Notre Dame (1/27), netting 14 points and also tied his career high for rebounds with 12 to earn his third double-double of the season, while recording three blocks and a steal … Chipped in a season-low two points, four rebounds and four assists at Syracuse (1/23) … Scored five points at Wake Forest (1/17), but tallied 11 rebounds, a career-high four blocks and two assists … Recorded 17 points, seven rebounds, an assist, one steal and a block against No. 19/23 Duke (1/12) … Turned in his second double-double of the season, recording 15 points, 12 rebounds and also had two assists and a block versus Notre Dame (1/10) … Netted 11 points and also had five rebounds and a block at RV/No. 25 Louisville (1/6) … Scored a then-career-high 26 points against Miami (Fla.) (12/29) on 9-of-16 shooting, including a 7-of-10 clip from the charity stripe, and had six rebounds, four assists, three blocks and a steal … Turned in his third straight game of scoring in double figures and filled up the stat sheet elsewhere, recording 14 points, four rebounds, three blocks, two steals and an assist versus Longwood (12/21) … Pulled down a game-high seven rebounds, including four offensive, and had 12 points, two assists and a steal against Coppin State (12/19) … Recorded 13 points, four rebounds and two assists versus then-No. 24/RV Clemson (12/15) … Posted eight points and tied a career-high 12 rebounds, including a career-best seven offensive, against Penn State (12/8) … Tallied a team-high 17 points, two steals and a block and tied a career-high 12 rebounds versus VMI (12/3) … Scored in double figures for the third straight game, owning 10 points against USF (11/29), while getting four rebounds and a steal … Balled out once again, reupping his then-career high with 23 points and eight rebounds versus No. 3/3 Villanova (11/28) … Began his debut for Tech with a bang, cramming down three dunks on his way to a then-career-high 19 points (topping his previous high of 14 at Wofford) and three rebounds against Radford (11/25).

2019-20: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.

at Wofford: Played in 68 games, including starting 34 contests his sophomore season … Averaged seven points and seven rebounds per game in 2018-19 … Racked up the second-most rebounds on the team with 239 … Scored in double figures eight times and recorded two double-doubles … Had a knack on the offensive glass, ranking fifth in the SoCon with 2.8 offensive rebounds per game in league action.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Stephen Decatur High School under head coach BJ Johnson … First-team All-Conference … first-team All-Region … Led the Seahawks to the state title game his junior season … Also played soccer at Stephen Decatur for head coach Jamie Greenwood for three seasons.

Personal: Keve Aluma ... Son of Bruce and Bethany Copeland … Brother of Gabe, Evan and Lily … Earned his first undergraduate degree in human development from Virginia Tech in May 2021 ... Currently working on his second undergraduate degree in sociology.